American Revolution pre- test

__________ warned British colonists that the British were approaching.

True or False The British officer, St. Leger, was in charge at Bunker Hill.

The main author of the Declaration of Independence was __________.

Which one is not the intolerable Acts?

list of formal complaints

organized body of armed volunteer’s

shutting a port or roadway to prevent supplies from coming into an area

agreement between countries to aid and support one another

Colonists dumped __________ cases of tea into the Boston Harbor.

Even the battle was fought on Breed’s Hill, the battle is usually known as the Battle of _ Hill

soldier who is ready in a minute’s notice

organized campaign to refuse to buy goods or services

What was George Washington's role during the American Revolution?

The Stamp Act was repealed in __________, 1766

True or False The British Massacre took place in April, 1770

introduction to a document

__________ was the American victory that ended the Revolutionary War

True or False The East India Company sold stamps.

Rights that cannot be taken away

Mobs threw snowballs w/chunks of ice &__ at British soldiers thus beginning the Boston Massacre

True or False Saratoga’s battle was the turning point of the American Revolution.

Intolerable Acts were a series of laws put in place as retaliation for the Stamp Act rebellions

True or False The Battle of Trenton started the American Revolution.

True or False The first direct tax on the American colonists was the Tea Act.

to cancel means

British soldiers were looking for the militia’s hidden stash of weapons and ______ in Concord.

True or False The Quartering Act gave provisions to Quebec in North America.

True or False The turning point of the war was the Battle of Yorktown.

True or False The Declaration of Independence was first signed by George Washington.

The Declaration of Independence was a desperate cry for __________.

import tax

soldier from a foreign country who fights for pay

“The shot heard around the world"is in a poem by R.W. _ that describes the 1st shot of the war